Lt. Gen. Agus Widjojo: "Guerrilla warfare is exhausting"

June 24, 2003

THE war in Aceh has gone on for a month. In the field, the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) appears to be under pressure. A number of their command posts have been overrun by the Indonesian Military (TNI). Yet, although they are trapped in the hills, GAM can still pull a surprise or two. The death of seven TNI personnel following the battle at Sudan Hill, Bireuen, two weeks ago, was proof enough of the insurgents' sting. Their political force outsid

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